Commercial Electrician (Shopfitting & Retail)

The residential electrical contractor in Umhlanga needs a qualified electrician who can work neatly and sign off safe installations. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Umhlanga (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site

• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations

• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting
• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs

• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites

• If you have issued CoCs before, say how many and for what type of property.
• Put your registration category (IE, MIE or single-phase tester) and registration number right under your name on the CV.